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Rankings: Rising Stars
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April 09, 2010
Rising Star: Sidley Austin's Sean Keyvan
A deep knowledge of the insurance sector, which helped in the successful implementation of several multibillion-dollar deals for American International Group Inc. and other major insurers, has made Sidley Austin LLP's Sean Keyvan one of Law360's 10 insurance lawyers under 40 to watch.
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April 09, 2010
Rising Star: Akin Gump's Tom Goldstein
At 39, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP's Tom Goldstein has already argued 22 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, founded one of the most popular legal blogs ever and inspired plans for a TV series based on his career, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 10 appellate lawyers under 40 to watch.
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April 09, 2010
Rising Star: Cooley's Nik Patel
Cooley Godward Kronish LLP energy partner Nik Patel made a bet in 2002 that the future of his industry would hinge on clean energy. Since then, he has successfully advised some of the largest companies in that sector — including AES Corp. and enXco Inc. — on all facets of highly innovative renewable energy deals, earning him a spot among Law360's 10 energy attorneys under 40 to watch.
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April 09, 2010
Rising Star: Akin Gump's J. David Park
Not only has Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP partner J. David Park played a significant role in every major U.S. trade remedies case filed against South Korea since 2004, he's put together an impressive track record on behalf of clients including South Korean steel producer Hyundai Hysco, landing him a spot on Law360's list of 10 international trade lawyers under 40 to watch.
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April 08, 2010
Rising Star: Kirkland & Ellis' Robert Hayward
Matching consummate legal knowledge with deal-making mojo, Kirkland & Ellis LLP’s Robert M. Hayward has represented marquee public companies including Kellogg Co. and The Boeing Co. in multibillion-dollar offerings, making him one of Law360’s corporate finance attorneys under 40 to watch.
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April 08, 2010
Rising Star: Mayer Brown's Timothy Keeler
When oil and gas survey technology firm Ion Geophysical Corp. sought to clear the regulatory hurdles standing in the way of its joint venture with a major seismic contractor in China, it turned to recently minted Mayer Brown LLP counsel Timothy J. Keeler's team. Such recent successes, and a track record of policy work in the administration of former President George W. Bush, have earned Keeler a spot on Law360's list of 10 international trade lawyers under 40 to watch.
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April 08, 2010
Rising Star: Sidley Austin's Robert Hochman
Sidley Austin LLP's Robert Hochman has built a wide-ranging appellate practice that has taken him from disputing the definition of “violent felony” before the U.S. Supreme Court to defeating multimillion-dollar patent verdicts for Microsoft Corp., making him one of Law360's 10 rising appellate stars under 40.
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April 08, 2010
Rising Star: Akin Gump's Katherine Katchen
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP partner Katherine Katchen has represented Independence Blue Cross and its subsidiaries in numerous reimbursement cases around the country for the past decade, including in a national class action settlement, earning her a spot on Law360's list of 10 insurance lawyers under 40 to watch.
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April 08, 2010
Rising Star: Haynes & Boone's Diana Liebmann
In addition to developing Haynes and Boone LLP's electric power legal practice from scratch, Diana Liebmann has advocated successfully for public investment in wind energy on behalf of Horizon Wind Energy and helped the California State Assembly craft legislation to resolve the issues that led to the state's power crisis earlier this decade, making her one of Law360's 10 energy attorneys under 40 to watch.
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April 08, 2010
Rising Star: Sidley Austin's Roger Martella
Whether he’s crossing the globe to advise China on climate change policy or netting Ford Motor Co. billions in government funding for green initiatives, it’s his diverse practice — shaped by stints in both the public and private sectors — that has earned Sidley Austin LLP’s Roger R. Martella recognition as one of Law360’s 10 environmental attorneys under 40 to watch.
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April 07, 2010
Rising Star: WilmerHale's Mark Fleming
WilmerHale partner Mark Fleming’s appellate experience ranges from successfully arguing before the U.S. Supreme Court that Guantanamo Bay prisoners have a constitutional right to challenge their detention, to narrowing a multimillion-dollar patent verdict levied against Medtronic Inc., earning him a spot on Law 360's list of 10 appellate lawyers under 40 to watch.
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April 07, 2010
Rising Star: Haynes & Boone's Paul Dickerson
A commitment to the public good in the cleantech sector, from a clerkship in the federal courts after law school to a leadership role on the U.S.’ first-ever renewable energy foreign trade mission, has made Haynes and Boone LLP’s Paul Dickerson one of Law360’s 10 energy attorneys under 40 to watch.
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April 07, 2010
Rising Star: Baker Botts' Scott Janoe
In what the federal government has called the most complicated environmental bankruptcy in U.S. history, Baker Botts LLP's Scott Janoe steered Asarco LLC through $6.5 billion in environmental claims, making him one of Law360's 10 environmental lawyers under 40 to watch.
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April 07, 2010
Rising Star: Baker Donelson's Tonya M. Grindon
In addition to leading Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC's securities and corporate governance practice group, Tonya M. Grindon has forced a hostile bidder for Southwest Royalties Inc. to double its acquisition price and assisted private equity fund Clean Energy Capital in ousting the controversial CEO of a public company it held a majority stake in, making her one of Law360's 10 corporate finance attorneys under 40 to watch.
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April 07, 2010
Rising Star: Linklaters' Dan Dufner
From shepherding the nation's largest health insurer WellPoint Inc. through billions of dollars worth of acquisitions to spearheading his firm's efforts to attract more insurance business in the U.S., Linklaters LLP partner Dan Dufner has developed an industry track record worthy of a place on Law360's list of 10 insurance attorneys under 40 to watch.
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April 06, 2010
Rising Star: Sidley Austin's Sharon Flanagan
When an initial public offering for telecom revolutionary Skype Ltd. turned into a sale transaction, Sidley Austin LLP's Sharon Flanagan had the broad range of corporate finance experience to help lead eBay Inc. successfully through the deal, making her one of Law360's 10 corporate finance rising legal stars under 40.
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April 06, 2010
Rising Star: Reed Smith's Nicolle Snyder Bagnell
Dominion Exploration and Production Inc. was able to hold on to hundreds of oil and gas leases, and Hardy Storage Co. LLC received clearance to develop a new natural gas storage field even as more than 100 landowners objected to the move, thanks to Reed Smith LLP’s Nicolle Snyder Bagnell, who has snagged a spot on Law360’s list of 10 energy attorneys under 40 to watch.
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April 06, 2010
Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Thomas Dupree
After helping make history in the Bush v. Gore case in 2000, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP partner Thomas Dupree has continued to work on major cases — for Chrysler, CSX Corp., Mattel Inc. and other companies — earning him a spot on Law 360's list of 10 appellate lawyers under 40 to watch.
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April 06, 2010
Rising Star: Covington & Burling's David Fagan
Covington & Burling LLP partner David N. Fagan's talent for helping clients secure regulatory approval for foreign investments in U.S. companies, including working with IBM Corp. on the sale of its PC division to China's Lenovo Group Ltd., has garnered him a spot on Law 360's list of 10 international trade attorneys under 40 to watch.
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April 06, 2010
Rising Star: Jenner & Block's Keri Holleb Hotaling
Whether it's a decades-long dispute over the environmental effects of the expansion of Chicago's O'Hare International Airport or litigating the first use of Florida's mini-Superfund statute in a chemical exposure case, Jenner & Block LLP partner Keri Holleb Hotaling only gets the call when the stakes are high, securing her a spot on Law360’s list of 10 environmental lawyers under 40 to watch.
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April 06, 2010
Rising Star: Troutman Sanders' Jonathan Cohen
Despite a perceived jury bias against insurance companies, Troutman Sanders LLP's Jonathan Cohen has helped clients like Federal Insurance Co. win trial victories, all while rising through the ranks to become the firm's youngest partner and now earning a spot on Law360's list of 10 insurance lawyers under 40 to watch.
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April 05, 2010
Rising Star: Morgan Lewis' R. Ted Cruz
By his mid-30s, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP's R. Ted Cruz had already argued eight cases before the U.S. Supreme Court — including the Texas congressional redistricting case — the most of any Texas attorney ever, helping land him on Law360's list of the top 10 appellate attorneys under 40 to watch.
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April 05, 2010
Rising Star: Sidley Austin's Chris Abbinante
In the midst of a recession that has curtailed deal-making, Sidley Austin LLP's Chris Abbinante brokered Bill Me Later Inc.'s $945 million acquisition by eBay Inc. and recruited six private equity attorneys, making him one of Law360's 10 corporate finance lawyers under 40 to watch.
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April 05, 2010
Rising Star: Jenner & Block's Kali Bracey
Steering homebuilder Dragas Management Corp. through the first Chinese drywall insurance coverage action filed in the U.S. and representing policyholder Tyson Foods Inc. in a coverage suit over environmental claims from poultry operations mark just another day in the office for Jenner & Block LLP's Kali N. Bracey, garnering her a spot on Law360’s list of 10 insurance lawyers under 40 to watch.
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April 05, 2010
Rising Star: Ruden McClosky's Hope Calhoun
A flair for facilitating the development of land use projects, including an academic village for Nova University and the transformation of a former cow pasture into 500 acres of residential community, has made Hope Calhoun of Ruden McClosky one of Law360's 10 environmental attorneys under 40 to watch.